On This Day

Friday, September 25, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 102 54 .654 --
Yankees 90 68 .570 13.0
Red Sox 84 74 .532 19.0
Tigers 77 80 .490 25.5
Indians 75 82 .478 27.5
Senators 70 86 .449 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 95 61 .609 --
Athletics 86 71 .548 9.5
Angels 81 75 .519 14.0
Royals 62 94 .397 33.0
Brewers 62 95 .395 33.5
White Sox 56 100 .359 39.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 85 72 .541 --
Cubs 81 75 .519 3.5
Mets 81 75 .519 3.5
Cardinals 74 83 .471 11.0
Phillies 71 85 .455 13.5
Expos 70 87 .446 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 99 59 .627 --
Dodgers 85 71 .545 13.0
Giants 84 72 .538 14.0
Braves 75 83 .475 24.0
Astros 73 83 .468 25.0
Padres 62 95 .395 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
3 Matty Alou 3
3 Frank Baker 3
3 22 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
2 Terry Crowley 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 3
1 John Ellis 3
1 Ron Fairly 3
1 Ed Herrmann 3
1 Ted Uhlaender 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Bobby Murcer 2
3 Curt Blefary 1
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Perry 3.50
2 Rick Wise 1.60
3 Clyde Wright 1.00
4 Claude Osteen 0.86
5 Stan Bahnsen 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Kilkenny 8
1 Rick Wise 8
3 Jim Perry 7
4 Claude Osteen 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Ron Klimkowski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Manny Sanguillen .329
3 Billy Williams .327
4 Alex Johnson .327
5 Joe Torre .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Frank Howard 42
2 Billy Williams 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 144
2 Tony Perez 129
3 Billy Williams 128
4 Frank Howard 124
5 Willie McCovey 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 54
2 Lou Brock 50
3 Bobby Bonds 47
4 Bert Campaneris 42
5 Joe Morgan 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.61
2 Jim Palmer 2.68
3 Tom Seaver 2.80
4 Sam McDowell 2.89
5 Clyde Wright 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 24
1 Jim Perry 24
3 Bob Gibson 23
3 Dave McNally 23
5 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 296
2 Tom Seaver 280
3 Bob Gibson 267
4 Fergie Jenkins 259
5 Mickey Lolich 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Lindy McDaniel 28
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 Tom Timmermann 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .561
2 Tony Taylor .485
3 Bill Sudakis .439
4 Joe Torre .426
5 Manny Sanguillen .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Tony Conigliaro 5
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 Tommy Harper 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 15
2 Ken Henderson 13
2 Doug Rader 13
2 Ted Savage 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
1 Amos Otis 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Reggie Jackson 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Roberts 0.00
2 Dock Ellis 0.69
3 Gaylord Perry 0.82
4 Ken Sanders 1.04
5 Jerry Reuss 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Luke Walker 3
4 Vida Blue 2
4 31 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 30
2 Mickey Lolich 27
3 Fergie Jenkins 25
4 Vida Blue 21
4 Pat Dobson 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 5
2 Don McMahon 4
3 Clay Carroll 3
3 Joe Gibbon 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .385
2 Thurman Munson .385
3 Manny Sanguillen .373
4 Willie Mays .366
5 Cesar Cedeno .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Conigliaro 10
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
3 Nate Colbert 8
3 Cito Gaston 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 34
2 Donn Clendenon 25
2 Rico Petrocelli 25
4 Mike Andrews 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Lou Brock 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Larry Bowa 10
5 Amos Otis 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.93
2 Ken Sanders 1.27
3 Bob Gibson 1.58
4 Jim Rooker 1.59
5 Jim McAndrew 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 6
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Gaylord Perry 5
2 Luke Walker 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 57
2 Fergie Jenkins 47
3 Mickey Lolich 46
4 Ken Brett 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 8
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Ken Sanders 7
5 Don McMahon 6